Alabama 2024 Regular Session

Alabama House Bill HB24 Compare Versions

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5	5		By Representative Hammett (Constitutional Amendment)
6	6		RFD: Local Legislation
7		-	First Read: 06-Feb-24
8		-	~~PFD: 01-Dec-23~~
	7	+	First Read: 05-Feb-24
	8	+	2024 Regular Session
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14		-	6 ~~HB24 Enrolled~~
	14	+	6 7X992E2-1 11/06/2023 FC (F)ma 2023-2973
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16		-	PFD: 01-Dec-23
17		-	Enrolled, An Act,
	16	+	2024 Regular Session
	17	+	SYNOPSIS:
	18	+	This bill would propose an amendment to the
	19	+	Constitution of Alabama of 2022, relating to Covington
	20	+	County, to authorize the Legislature to fix, alter, and
	21	+	regulate court costs in the county and provide for
	22	+	their distribution.
	23	+	A BILL
	24	+	TO BE ENTITLED
	25	+	AN ACT
18	26		To propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama
19	27		of 2022, relating to Covington County, to authorize the
20	28		Legislature to fix, alter, and regulate court costs in the
21	29		county and provide for their distribution.
22	30		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
23	31		Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution
24	32		of Alabama of 2022, is proposed:
25	33		PROPOSED AMENDMENT
26	34		The Legislature, by local law, may fix, alter, and
27	35		regulate court costs in Covington County and provide for
28	36		distribution of the costs.
29	37		Upon ratification of this constitutional amendment, the
30	38		Code Commissioner shall number and place this amendment as
31		-	appropriate in the constitution omitting this instructional
32		-	paragraph and may make the following nonsubstantive revisions:
33		-	change capitalization, hierarchy, spelling, and punctuation
34		-	for purposes of style and uniformity; correct manifest
35		-	grammatical, clerical, and typographical errors; revise
36		-	internal or external citations and cross-references; and
37		-	translate effective dates.
38		-	END PROPOSED AMENDMENT
39		-	Section 2. An election upon the proposed amendment
40		-	shall be held in accordance with Sections 284, 284.01, and 285
41		-	of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, and the election laws
42		-	of this state. The appropriate election official shall assign
43		-	a ballot number for the proposed constitutional amendment on
44		-	the election ballot and shall set forth the following
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	66	+	28 HB24 INTRODUCED
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	68	+	Code Commissioner shall number and place this amendment as
	69	+	appropriate in the constitution omitting this instructional
	70	+	paragraph and may make the following nonsubstantive revisions:
	71	+	change capitalization, hierarchy, spelling, and punctuation
	72	+	for purposes of style and uniformity; correct manifest
	73	+	grammatical, clerical, and typographical errors; revise
	74	+	internal or external citations and cross-references; and
	75	+	translate effective dates.
	76	+	END PROPOSED AMENDMENT
	77	+	Section 2. An election upon the proposed amendment
	78	+	shall be held in accordance with Sections 284, 284.01, and 285
	79	+	of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, and the election laws
	80	+	of this state. The appropriate election official shall assign
	81	+	a ballot number for the proposed constitutional amendment on
74	82		the election ballot and shall set forth the following
75	83		description of the substance or subject matter of the proposed
76	84		constitutional amendment:
77	85		"Relating to Covington County, proposing an amendment
78	86		to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to authorize the
79	87		Legislature to fix, alter, and regulate court costs in the
80	88		county and provide for their distribution.
81	89		Proposed by Act ____."
82	90		This description shall be followed by the following
83	91		language:
84	92		"Yes( ) No( )."
85	93		Section 3. The proposed amendment shall become valid as
86	94		part of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, when approved by
87	95		a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon.
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102		-	a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon.
103		-	________________________________________________
104		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
105		-	________________________________________________
106		-	President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
107		-	House of Representatives
108		-	I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
109		-	was passed by the House 21-Feb-24.
110		-	John Treadwell
111		-	Clerk
112		-	Senate 25-Apr-24 Passed
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